Michel Moukharbal

Michel Moukharbal (died 27 June 1975) was a PFLP leader from Lebanon. The leader of the PFLP in France from 1973 to 1975, he replaced Mohamed Boudia and preceded Carlos the Jackal, who killed him when he informed on him.

Biography
Michel Moukharbal was born in Lebanon to a Christian family, and he joined the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) militant group. Moukharbal replaced Mohamed Boudia as the PFLP's leader in Western Europe after Mossad assassinated him in 1975 in Operation Wrath of God, and he took on the nickname "Andre". Moukharbal was given Carlos the Jackal as his assistant by Wadie Haddad as a part of his training, and Carlos carried out terrorist attacks under Moukharbal's watch. However, Moukharbal was stopped by DST agents who confiscated his false passports, and he was forced to identify Carlos and give up his address. He led police to his apartment, and when Moukharbal was brought up to Carlos so that he could confirm his identity, he positively identified Carlos; Carlos had previously denied knowing Moukharbal and said that he hated Arabs. Carlos took out a pistol that he had taken from the bathroom earlier and shot three detectives before shooting Moukharbal in the forehead for betraying him. Haddad was furious over Moukarbal's death, but Carlos assured him that he killed him because he betrayed him, and Haddad allowed for Carlos to continue working for him.